Colleges for a 4.0 GPA

With a 4.0 GPA, you are competitive for highly selective, Ivy League, and top-ranked colleges. Below are your Safety, Match, and Reach schools based on estimated admission probability.

875 Safety 84 Match 41 Reach

Estimate Your Admission Chance

Safety Schools(875 colleges)

95%
Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH · 96% acceptance

Safety

$16,450/yr

95%

Safety

$32,193/yr

95%
Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · 99% acceptance

Safety

$21,222/yr

95%
Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · 97% acceptance

Safety

$4,656/yr

95%
University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · 86% acceptance

Safety

$41,095/yr

95%
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · 84% acceptance

Safety

$43,372/yr

95%
California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA · 87% acceptance

Safety

$18,953/yr

95%
Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · 80% acceptance

Safety

$40,482/yr

95%
Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · 89% acceptance

Safety

$23,210/yr

95%
California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA · 93% acceptance

Safety

$18,975/yr

Match Schools(84 colleges)

75%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, NM · 55% acceptance

Match

$8,843/yr

74%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · 54% acceptance

Match

$40,188/yr

74%
CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · 54% acceptance

Match

$15,332/yr

74%
University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · 54% acceptance

Match

$43,034/yr

74%
CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · 54% acceptance

Match

$15,402/yr

73%
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, PR · 53% acceptance

Match

$6,360/yr

73%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

San Juan, PR · 53% acceptance

Match

$5,324/yr

73%
Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · 53% acceptance

Match

$59,683/yr

73%
Anderson University

Anderson, SC · 53% acceptance

Match

$33,580/yr

73%
Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · 53% acceptance

Match

$10,336/yr

Reach Schools(41 colleges)

29%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · 19% acceptance

Reach

$39,330/yr

29%
University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · 19% acceptance

Reach

$59,926/yr

28%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · 18% acceptance

Reach

$58,072/yr

27%
Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT · 17% acceptance

Reach

$67,316/yr

27%
University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · 17% acceptance

Reach

$58,014/yr

26%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · 16% acceptance

Reach

$32,876/yr

26%
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · 16% acceptance

Reach

$67,680/yr

25%
Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · 15% acceptance

Reach

$65,538/yr

24%
United States Military Academy

West Point, NY · 14% acceptance

Reach

Tuition N/A

24%
United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO · 14% acceptance

Reach

Tuition N/A

Estimates are based on GPA vs. estimated school averages only. Actual admission depends on essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, and many other factors. Data sourced from College Scorecard (NCES).

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